Lighthousekeeping
Jeanette Winterson's Lighthousekeeping (2004) is a sapphic fiction novel. It deals with Blind, Storytelling, older men and young women.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 18 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions across 6 languages.
It runs to roughly 232 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Lighthousekeeping
Taken in by the enigmatic blind keeper of the Cape Wrath lighthouse, an orphaned Silver listens as the aged man recounts stories that center around a nineteenth-century clergyman who lived a paradoxical life.
Quick answers
Who wrote Lighthousekeeping?
Lighthousekeeping was written by Jeanette Winterson and first published in 2004.
What genre is Lighthousekeeping?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.
How long is Lighthousekeeping?
The median edition has 232 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Lighthousekeeping?
Readers who like it often enjoy Stone Butch Blues, Her Royal Highness and Under the Udala trees.
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